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<p>This week the NYU Game Center has launched its free online archive of Game Center Lectures with recordings of all talks to date. The NYU Game Center has been hosting lectures from video game industry professionals since 2009. The archives offer past lectures from such notable developers as Tim Schafer, Heather Kelley and Jonathan Blow - just to name a few.</p>
<p>The NYU Game Center announced the launch of the archives today on Twitter:</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/12/23/nyu-game-center-makes-all-lectures-freely-available-online" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/12/23/nyu-game-center-makes-all-lectures-freely-available-online#commentsAcademiaGame DevelopersNew YorkNew York Cityhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/17906Tue, 23 Dec 2014 20:42:50 +0000james_fudge17906 at http://gamepolitics.comNew York City Public Advocate Wants Conditions on Comcast-TWC Mergerhttp://gamepolitics.com/2014/10/29/new-york-city-public-advocate-wants-conditions-comcast-twc-merger
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<p>In a letter (<a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/244895373/PSC-Letter-Comcast-Time-Warner-FINAL-w-Signatures">PDF</a>) to the state Public Service Commission, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James and 21 other state and city officials asked that the approval of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger be contingent on the new company providing free Internet to the poor, along with a number of other demands - including a commitment to offer at least gigabit speeds to paying customers.<p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/10/29/new-york-city-public-advocate-wants-conditions-comcast-twc-merger" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/10/29/new-york-city-public-advocate-wants-conditions-comcast-twc-merger#commentsMergersNet NeutralityNew York Cityhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/17522Wed, 29 Oct 2014 21:06:53 +0000james_fudge17522 at http://gamepolitics.comMineORama Organizers Disappearhttp://gamepolitics.com/2014/08/13/mineorama-organizers-disappear
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<p>In July we reported on <a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/07/09/mineorama-organizer-cancels-event-last-minute-after-selling-540k-tickets#.U-uj0GOHOc0">MineORama</a>, a Minecraft fan gathering in New York City that was canceled at the last minute. While organizers insisted that the event was not a scam and that it would be rescheduled, organizers are showing their true colors by shutting down their Twitter account and their official website at <a href="http://www.mineorama.com" title="www.mineorama.com">www.mineorama.com</a>. And while their Facebook page is still live, organizers have not made an update since early July.<p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/08/13/mineorama-organizers-disappear" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/08/13/mineorama-organizers-disappear#commentsBad PressBad ServiceCreepsCrime FileEventsNew YorkNew York Cityhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/16938Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:30:00 +0000james_fudge16938 at http://gamepolitics.com'MineORama' Organizer Cancels Event at Last Minute After Selling $540K in Ticketshttp://gamepolitics.com/2014/07/09/mineorama-organizer-cancels-event-last-minute-after-selling-540k-tickets
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<p><a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/470777/suspicions-raised-as-minecraft-event-is-cancelled-after-tickets-are-sold/?cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=CVG-News-RSS">CVG</a> reports that an unofficial Minecraft convention is being called a scam after the organizer canceled the New York City-based event at the last minute on Twitter and promised to reschedule the multi-day event at a later time. In a tweet (not via email to ticket holders, curiously enough) from its official Twitter account MineOrama organizers said:</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/07/09/mineorama-organizer-cancels-event-last-minute-after-selling-540k-tickets" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/07/09/mineorama-organizer-cancels-event-last-minute-after-selling-540k-tickets#commentsAdmittedly a StretchEventsNew York CityPeopleQuestionablehttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/16662Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:49:43 +0000james_fudge16662 at http://gamepolitics.comNothing Can Stop IndieCadehttp://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/14/nothing-can-stop-indiecade
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<p>Despite the weather and hundreds-if-not-thousands of canceled flights due to a terrible snow storm battering the eastern coast of the United States, IndieCade is still happening this weekend in New York City. The three-day festival being held at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York started today with an opening keynote from Rami Ismail, co-founder of Ridiculous Fishing and Nuclear Throne developer Vlambeer.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/14/nothing-can-stop-indiecade" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/14/nothing-can-stop-indiecade#commentsEventsIndie DevelopersNew York Cityhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/15584Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:34:38 +0000james_fudge15584 at http://gamepolitics.comJane McGonigal, Jenova Chan, and More to Keynote 11th Annual Games For Change Festivalhttp://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/13/jane-mcgonigal-jenova-chan-and-more-keynote-11th-annual-games-change-festival
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<p>Organizers of the 11th annual <a href="http://gamesforchange.org/festival/">Games For Change Festival</a> announced today an impressive line-up of keynote speakers scheduled to appear during the event scheduled to take place in New York City April 22 - 24 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Last month organizers announced that this year&#39;s event will run in tandem with the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival. Headlining the Games For Change Festival will be academics, authors, researchers, and award-winning game designers.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/13/jane-mcgonigal-jenova-chan-and-more-keynote-11th-annual-games-change-festival" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/13/jane-mcgonigal-jenova-chan-and-more-keynote-11th-annual-games-change-festival#commentsEventsGame DevelopersGame Developers Doing GoodGames & CultureGames & EducationGames for ChangeNew York Cityhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/15576Thu, 13 Feb 2014 21:23:40 +0000james_fudge15576 at http://gamepolitics.comWatch This Delancey Underground Video, Help Raise Money for the Nonprofit Technology Networkhttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/12/24/watch-delancey-underground-video-help-raise-money-nonprofit-technology-network
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<p>While it is not necessarily something we&#39;d normally cover here on GamePolitics, it is almost Christmas and doing one small gesture will help a good cause, so it&#39;s worth giving it a little virtual ink today.<p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/12/24/watch-delancey-underground-video-help-raise-money-nonprofit-technology-network" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/12/24/watch-delancey-underground-video-help-raise-money-nonprofit-technology-network#commentsCharityNew York CityOff Topichttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/15206Tue, 24 Dec 2013 16:17:51 +0000james_fudge15206 at http://gamepolitics.comRights Groups Take Aim on NSA Spying Tonight at Manhattan Rallyhttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/15/rights-groups-take-aim-nsa-spying-tonight-manhattan-rally
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<p>A new video detailing the National Security Agency&#39;s (NSA) broad spying programs on Americans will be on display tonight at 9:00 PM ET in Manhattan, projected onto a building for everyone to see. Internet freedom groups Fight for the Future and Demand Progress have teamed up with Golden Globe nominee Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hobbit) to produce a 5-minute crowd funded video that explains the NSA&rsquo;s surveillance programs and calls for an end to them.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/15/rights-groups-take-aim-nsa-spying-tonight-manhattan-rally" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/15/rights-groups-take-aim-nsa-spying-tonight-manhattan-rally#commentsNew YorkNew York CityNSAPeoplePrivacyProtestSecuritySpyinghttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/14695Tue, 15 Oct 2013 21:00:00 +0000james_fudge14695 at http://gamepolitics.comPSA: Twitch Hosting New York Comic Con Live Stream Beginning Oct. 11http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/10/psa-twitch-hosting-new-york-comic-con-live-stream-beginning-oct-11
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<p>If you can&#39;t make it to the New York Comic Con, you can at least watch all the goings-on via Twitch. Twitch announced today that it will begin live-streaming from the event on Oct 11, giving viewers a look inside all the most important things taking place during the show this year.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/10/psa-twitch-hosting-new-york-comic-con-live-stream-beginning-oct-11" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/10/psa-twitch-hosting-new-york-comic-con-live-stream-beginning-oct-11#commentsEventsNew YorkNew York CityStreaminghttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/14662Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:00:00 +0000james_fudge14662 at http://gamepolitics.comNYU-Poly Roundtable Discusses Supporting the Video Games Industry in New York Cityhttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/09/20/nyu-poly-roundtable-discusses-supporting-video-games-industry-new-york-city
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<p>Twenty-five executives and experts in the interactive entertainment industry are taking part in an event to discuss how New York City lawmakers can attract and support an industry that generates nearly $5 billion a year today. The event is being hosted and sponsored by Polytechnic Institute of New York University (in Brooklyn, NY).</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/09/20/nyu-poly-roundtable-discusses-supporting-video-games-industry-new-york-city" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/09/20/nyu-poly-roundtable-discusses-supporting-video-games-industry-new-york-city#commentsAcademiaGames for ChangeNew York CityTake-Two InteractiveVideo Game Industry/Economicshttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/14510Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:16:24 +0000james_fudge14510 at http://gamepolitics.com